Installation Assembly for Kitchen or Kitchen Area

ABSTRACT

A piece of furniture  1  for a kitchen or a kitchen area, for a kitchen or a kitchen area, respectively, of a leisure vehicle in particular, forms a unit including at least two technical apparatuses  2, 3, 4 . Therein, a cooling unit with two compartments is provided for in particular, a first compartment  2  forming the cooling chamber of a refrigerator and a second compartment  3  forming a freezing chamber. The apparatus  4  can e.g. be an oven. Said apparatuses  2, 3, 4  are operated using a panel  5.

The invention pertains to a piece of furnishing for a kitchen or akitchen area, for a kitchen or a kitchen area, respectively, of aleisure vehicle.

Traditional kitchen furnishings of leisure vehicles, the technicalinstallments in particular, are made available as individual apparatusand are installed in a suitable position in a kitchen area of a leisurevehicle. During installation the apparatuses, each, are arranged in thekitchen area and are connected to the required supply lines.Corresponding supply line terminals have beforehand to be arranged inthe leisure vehicle in sufficient number such that in the givenarrangement of the individual apparatuses each can be supplied with therequired energy, e.g. current and/or gas. This requires an increasedexpenditure in the inner furnishings of the leisure vehicle. Inaddition, installation is comparatively expensive, as for each apparatusterminals are required and each apparatus is connected separately.

In addition to the terminals at least the backside of each of theapparatuses (of the oven and the refrigerator in particular) has to besealed off against the wall of the leisure vehicle separately.

Based thereon, it is an object of the present invention to makeavailable an improved conception for installation of kitchen apparatusesinto a kitchen or a kitchen are, for a kitchen or a kitchen area,respectively, of a leisure vehicle in particular.

Said object is solved by a piece of furniture in accordance with claim1,

that said piece of furniture (1).

The piece of furniture in accordance with the present invention, for akitchen or a kitchen area, for a kitchen or a kitchen area,respectively, of a leisure vehicle in particular, forms a unit includingat least two technical apparatuses.

Said technical apparatus may be refrigerators, freezing units, ovens,microwave ovens, but also dish-washers and the like. The most importanttechnical components which are required in a leisure vehicle can beintegrated in said piece of furniture.

Due to the fact that said piece of furniture forms a unit of severalkitchen apparatuses, installation into a leisure vehicle is simplifiedsubstantially. The unit can be arranged as entity in a suitable positionin the interior of the leisure vehicle. This saves working steps duringinstallation of the kitchen apparatuses in the leisure vehicle. Inaddition, one single sealing between said piece of furniture and thevehicle wall is sufficient.

The first of said technical apparatuses will include a cooling means inparticular.

The cooling means can comprise a refrigerator and/or a freezingapparatus and/or a freezing chamber.

The second technical apparatus con comprise a meal preparationapparatus, an oven in particular. The meal preparation apparatus could,however, also be a microwave oven or the like. A combination, e.g. ofcooling component and meal preparation component (oven), can beintegrated into the leisure vehicle using simple measures.

Said piece of furniture preferably comprises common supply terminals forthe supply of at least two of the technical apparatuses. This relates tothe supply with energy, e.g. electrical current or gas, in particular.For example, however, also common water supply terminals can be providedfor given components. As far as disposal is required, said piece offurniture can correspondingly be equipped with common disposalterminals. E.g. a common ventilation and/or deaeration can be madeavailable for several of the components integrated in the unit. Theenergy supplied is distributed between the individual components withinthe unit by an inner line system or via direct connections.

Said piece of furniture can comprise a common panel by means of which atleast two of the technical apparatuses of said piece of furniture can beoperated. In addition to saving room this means the possibility of acentral operation of all technical components integrated in the unitusing one operating unit. Apart from that it is conceivable to providefor not only a common operating unit but also a common control unit forseveral or all components of said piece of furniture.

Two or more of the technical apparatuses of said piece of furniture canbe arranged one on top of the other in particular. Thus, e.g. an ovencan be mounted on the top side of a cooling device.

Two or more of the technical apparatuses of said piece of furniture canbe accommodated in a common housing. An integration of severalcomponents of the unit in a common housing is particularly favorable,since thereby a common sealing of the backside of said housing againstthe wall of the leisure vehicle is rendered possible.

Several of the components of said piece of furniture can be connected toone another. For this purpose, e.g. a rail system can be mounted at onecomponent of the unit, with which a corresponding rail system mounted onthe second component can be brought into mesh by pushing. The connectioncan be effected prior to installation into the leisure vehicle already.The entire piece of furniture then is installed as unit. In principle,all possible fixation methods between the apparatuses of the unit areconceivable.

Further features and advantages of the invention result from thefollowing description of a preferred embodiment. In the drawing:

FIG. 1 shows a piece of furniture in accordance with the presentinvention in a front view;

FIG. 2 shows the piece of furniture in a lateral view;

FIG. 3 shows the piece of furniture in a rear view;

FIG. 4 shows a detail of gas supply of the piece of furniture; and

FIG. 5 shows a lateral view of a piece of furniture installed in aleisure vehicle.

In FIG. 1 the piece of furniture 1 in accordance with the presentinvention is shown. It consists of a cooling means with twocompartments, wherein compartment 2 can form the cooling chamber of arefrigerator and compartment 3—a freezer chamber. On top of said coolingcomponents 2, 3 an oven 4 is arranged.

Said cooling components 2, 3 as well as said oven 4 are operated via acommon operation panel 5. Thus e.g. controls for adjusting thetemperature of said cooling components 2, 3 as well as for operating theoven 4 can be provided for.

In addition, supply terminals (e.g. a plug socket ) for supply ofexternal apparatuses with energy, e.g. gas or water, can be mounted.Said supply terminals are fed by a corresponding line system within saidpiece of furniture 1.

FIG. 2 shows a lateral view of said piece of furniture 1. Said coolingcomponents 2, 3 are accommodated in a common housing. The innercompartments can be separated from one another by a wall or an insertand be accessible by separate doors 2 a, 3 a.

Said oven 4 in practice is put onto said cooling unit and fixed thereto.In particular, a rail system using plastic rails can be used forfixation, for pushing said oven 4 prior to installation of said piece offurniture into said leisure vehicle from one side, e.g. from the frontside, onto said cooling unit (comprising cooling components 2 and 3). Aninsulation (e.g. needle-felt material) is located between said oven 4and said cooling unit.

Said supply connections between said cooling components and said ovenare established either already by a suitable positioning of said oven 4on said unit 2, 3, by mounting additional external lines, e.g. for thecurrent, or by a connection between terminals provided for within saidcomponents 2, 3, 4.

The rear view under FIG. 3 again shows said cooling unit 2, 3 and saidoven 4 arranged on top thereof. All components of said piece offurniture 1 comprise a common terminal for supply with electrical power(e.g. 12 V d.c.) supplying energy to said oven 4 as well as to theconsumer of said cooling unit 2, 3 (e.g. the generator of an absorptionrefrigerator). Selectively or in alternative thereto, the consumers insaid components 2, 3, 4 can also be supplied with gas which as well issupplied to said piece of furniture 1 through a gas terminal 7 commonfor all apparatuses or components 2, 3, 4, respectively. Fordistribution of energy, said piece of furniture 1 comprises a suitableline system 8 by which the corresponding consumers are supplied. Alsowithin said housing of said piece of furniture 1, within the frame ofthe invention, e.g. cables can be provided for between said apparatusesor components, respectively, for supplying energy to all components.

FIG. 4 shows a detail of said line system 8. Via a T-piece 9 the gas canreach said oven 4 via a terminal 10 and/or can be led via another outletof said T-piece to said refrigerator 2, 3.

In FIG. 5 a piece of furniture 1 in accordance with the presentinvention, mounted in a leisure vehicle is shown. In assembled conditionsaid piece of furniture 1 is aligned with its backside against a wall 11of said leisure vehicle. In said wall 11 in this example ventilationopenings 12 and 13 are provided for said cooling unit as well as forsaid oven 4. In the region of the roof 14 a roof fan 15 is provided for,by which in principle combustion gases of the various components of saidpiece of furniture 1 can be disposed of.

Said piece of furniture 1, as has already been described, comprisescommon energy supply terminals for all technical apparatuses integratedinto said piece of furniture 1. In this way said piece of furniture 1already pre-assembled prior to installation into said leisure vehiclecan be installed in simple manner. In particular, it can be done withoutequipping the leisure vehicle with a series of terminals for thedifferent apparatuses. During installation only the required connectionsbetween said installation of said leisure vehicle and said piece offurniture 1 are established and subsequently it is brought in itsdesignated position. The entire unit consisting of said coolingcomponents 2, 3 and said oven 4 can operated in use through said commonoperation panel 5.

Within the scope of the invention it is of course to be possible thatalternatively or additionally to the described apparatuses furtherimportant components required in a leisure vehicle are integrated.

1. A piece of furniture (1) for a kitchen or a kitchen area, for akitchen and/or kitchen area of a leisure vehicle in particular,characterized in that said piece of furniture (1) forms an unitcomprising at least two technical apparatuses (2, 3, 4).
 2. The piece offurniture (1) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the first ofsaid technical apparatuses includes a cooling means (2, 3).
 3. The pieceof furniture (1) as defined in claim 2, characterized in that saidcooling means (2, 3) comprises a refrigerator and/or freezing deviceand/or a freezing chamber.
 4. The piece of furniture (1) as defined inone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second technicalapparatus (4) includes a meal preparation apparatus, an oven inparticular.
 5. The piece of furniture (1) as defined in one of thepreceding claims, characterized in that said piece of furniture (1)comprises common supply terminals (6,7) for supply of at least two ofsaid technical apparatuses (2, 3, 4).
 6. The piece of furniture (1) asdefined in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said pieceof furniture (1) comprises a common panel by which at least two of saidtechnical apparatuses (2, 3, 4) of said piece of furniture (1) can beoperated.
 7. The piece of furniture (1) as defined in one of thepreceding claims, characterized in that two or more of said technicalapparatuses (2, 3, 4) of said piece of furniture (1) are arranged one ontop of the other.
 8. The piece of furniture (1) as defined in one of thepreceding claims, characterized in that several of said technicalapparatuses (2, 3, 4) of said piece of furniture (1) are accommodated ina common housing.
 9. The piece of furniture (1) as defined in one of thepreceding claims, characterized in that several of said components (2,3, 4) of said piece of furniture (1) are mutually connected.